How Coronavirus Is Wreaking Havoc on Music

From reshuffling Coachella to derailing album releases and decimating workers’ livelihoods, COVID-19 has totally upended music. Read Rolling Stone‘s coverage of the coronavirus crisis from every corner of the industry

First it was just a few displaced shows in Asia and Europe — then came the toppling of global music-tech conference SXSW, desert bacchanal Coachella, and tour dates for everyone from Pearl Jam to the Rolling Stones to Post Malone to Billie Eilish. North America’s largest concert promoters AEG and Live Nation suspended all their shows; major arenas and underground clubs alike were forced to their doors. By mid-March, the coronavirus pandemic had effectively put the multibillion-dollar concert industry on indefinite pause and brought cataclysmic knock-on effects into the rest of the music business as well.

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